Jamaica vs Northern Mariana Islands
Jamaica is 23.7 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Jamaica about 24 times.
JamaicaNorthern Mariana IslandsJamaica moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
23.7×
Jamaica is 23.7× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Jamaica | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 43,541 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Saipan |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Jamaica sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Jamaica bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Jamaica is 23.7 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Jamaica?
- About 24 times: Jamaica has 23.7× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Jamaica and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Jamaica is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Jamaica or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 43,541. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².